Previously: "Elevator Safety Guidelines." Welcome to 2020, everyone. Did you make any new year's resolutions? Have you vowed, perhaps, to improve upon yourself in some way, shape, or form in the Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “New Year, New You”
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Gryla
Previously: Horrifying House Guest. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: The earliest written record of subject appears in literature dating back to the 13th century; Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Gryla
The Most Dangerous Games: The Snowman Ritual
Previously: Jelangkung. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. According to u/madethisfortaleden, who posted this game to Reddit Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Snowman Ritual
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Special Christmas Ornaments Of Mr. Everett”
Previously: “Persuaded.” The whole “naughty vs. nice” motif has always struck me as one of the weirdest elements of Christmas lore — and stories like Kristopher Mallory’s “The Special Christmas Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Special Christmas Ornaments Of Mr. Everett”
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Elf On The Shelf
Previously: Krampus. Type: MO (Malevolent Object) Period/location of origin: 2004, southern United States. However, subject’s roots go back several decades earlier; additionally, subject may further Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Elf On The Shelf
Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Quit Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day”
Previously: "It Only Meant Love In 1350." Today, something in honor of the upcoming holiday: “I Quit Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day.” To be fair, the story is only tangentially related to March 17; Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Quit Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day”
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Krampus
Previously: Thomas Edison’s Spirit Telephone. Type: DB (Demonic Being) Period/location of origin: Unknown. Subject may be pre-Christian, or not; subject may be Germanic, or not; subject may be Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Krampus
The Most Dangerous Games: Japanese New Year Ritual
Previously: Dry Bones. Technically I should probably put this one in quotation marks — “Japanese New Year Ritual” — because I haven’t been able to confirm that it actually is a Japanese New Year Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Japanese New Year Ritual